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| director = [[Sujoy Ghosh]]
| director = [[Sujoy Ghosh]]
| producer = Sujoy Ghosh<br />Sunil A Lulla
| producer = Sujoy Ghosh<br />Sunil A Lulla
| writer = Sujoy Ghosh<br />Suresh Nair<br />[[Ritesh Shah]]
| writer = Sujoy Ghosh<br />[[Ritesh Shah]]<br /> Suresh Nair (additional story)
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Sanjay Dutt]]<br />[[Ritesh Deshmukh]]<br />[[Jacqueline Fernandez ]]<br />[[Sahil Khan]]
| screenplay = Sujoy Ghosh
| music = {{ubl|'''Score:'''|Jody J Jenkins|'''Songs:'''|[[Vishal-Shekhar]]}}
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Sanjay Dutt]]<br />[[Ritesh Deshmukh]]<br />[[Jacqueline Fernandez]]
| cinematography = Shirsha Roy
| narrator = [[Boman Irani]]
| music = {{ubl|'''Score:'''|Jody J Jenkins|'''Songs:'''|[[Vishal–Shekhar]]}}
| cinematography = [[Sirsha Ray]]
| editing = Suresh Pai
| editing = Suresh Pai
| studio = [[Sujoy Ghosh|Boundscript Motion Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Eros International]]
| distributor = [[Eros International]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|10|30}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|10|30}}
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| country = India
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| language = Hindi
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}10.9 [[crore]]<ref name="BOI Aladin">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=170 |title=Aladin - Movie |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=21 August 2018}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}10.89
[[crore]]<ref name="BOI Aladin">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=170 |title=Aladin - Movie |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=21 August 2018 |archive-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619190049/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=170 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''''Aladin''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[action film]] directed by [[Sujoy Ghosh]]. The film stars [[Ritesh Deshmukh]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] (in her film debut) and [[Sanjay Dutt]].
'''''Aladin''''' is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Sujoy Ghosh]]. The film stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Riteish Deshmukh]] (as the title character) and [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] (in her film debut).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aladin - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/previews/aladin/articleshow/5101585.cms |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The Times of India |date=8 October 2009 |language=en |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114094832/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/previews/aladin/articleshow/5101585.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> The film was an adaptation of the Marathi play ''Pati Sagle Uchapati'' which itself is based on ''Right Bed, Wrong Husband'' written by Neil Schaffner and Caroline Shaffner.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UNvyDwAAQBAJ&q=pati+sagle+uchapati |title=BollySwar: 2001 - 2010 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech Private Limited |isbn=978-81-938482-0-3 |language=en |access-date=10 December 2023 |archive-date=10 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210112915/https://books.google.com/books/about/BollySwar_2001_2010.html?id=UNvyDwAAQBAJ#v=onepage&q=pati%20sagle%20uchapati&f=false |url-status=live}}{{Page numbers needed|date=May 2024}}</ref>
 
The film performed poorly at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=London Dreams, Aladin bomb at the BO|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/london-dreams-aladin-bomb-at-the-bo/story-srEu7Vr4aqD5FB5jRCLICL.html|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>
 
==Backstory==
 
Long ago, Ringmaster ([[Sanjay Dutt]]) was once a genie, but he used his powers only for himself, not to grant wishes to humans, so the other genies decided to strip him of his powers. He was still immortal, however, and still possessed great strength and knowledge. He vowed to regain his powers someday and get his revenge.
 
Kasim has a strange fixation on Aladin and constantly teases him about his name, bringing him oil lamps, forcing him to rub them, and taunting him when no genie appears. He has always done this, ever since he and Aladin were both children.
 
Aladin's grandfather taught him a magic trick: he can put a small object in his hand, close it, say the magic words "Tak Dhina Dhin," and open his hand to reveal a different small object. It is not real magic; he's secretly transferred the object to his other hand. It is entertaining, though, and sometimes useful.
 
Genies have specific rules they must abide by. First of all, there is the well-known three wishes rule: whoever rubs the genie's lamp and summons the genie gets three wishes. Also, a genie may not harm anyone who possesses either their lamp or any part of it --- this protects Ringmaster, because he still has the piece that broke off Genius's lamp. If a genie refuses to grant a wish, he loses his powers and becomes mortal. There is also some sort of code of ethics that genies must abide by, stating that genies must use their powers to grant wishes to humans and not use them selfishly—this is not a magical rule like the others, but it is enforced by genie society. It is possible for genies to band together and take away a misbehaving genie's powers.
 
It is unstated how many genies there are in existence and how many of them are free to do as they please, or whether they are mostly confined to lamps.
 
There is a magical mirror that genies can use to obtain information and answer questions they have. It can be broken, but if its pieces are reassembled, it returns to its original flawless shape. A human had just found and reassembled the mirror when Ringmaster and his gang killed him and stole it.
 
There appears to be a magical comet that approaches Earth once every million years. Its magic can restore an ex-genie's power, although what else it may be able to do is unknown. Ringmaster originally plans to wish for Genius to transport him to the comet. Still, after Genius also loses his powers, Ringmaster changes his plan, because he knows that the comet's reflection will work just as well. Aladin handles the comet's reflection only briefly, but it seems to have granted him some sort of magic power as well, although the extent of this power is unclear.
 
Genius turns Aladin's guitar into a colorful frog that makes guitar-like sounds; it remains a frog for the rest of the film.


==Plot==
==Plot==


The film opens with the family of [[archeologist]] Arun Chatterjee, who lives with his wife, Riya, and her baby son, Aladin. When out on a holiday, Arun is attacked by a gang searching for a [[magic lamp]], which Chatterjee has found, but has hidden somewhere. Arun and Riya Chatterjee are murdered; Aladin is raised by his grandfather. After his granddad's death, a now grown-up Aladin Chatterjee ([[Ritesh Deshmukh]]) lives in the fictional city of Khwaish(wish). He is lonely, and Kasim ([[Sahil Khan]]) and his gang members have bullied Aladin since his childhood. His life changes when Jasmine ([[Jacqueline Fernandez]]) enters the city, and Aladin immediately falls for her.
The film opens with the family of [[archeologist]] Arun Chatterjee, who lives with his wife, Riya, and their baby son, Aladin. When out on a holiday, Arun is attacked by a gang searching for a [[magic lamp]], which Arun has found, but has hidden somewhere. Arun and Riya Chatterjee are murdered; Aladin is raised by his grandfather. After his granddad's death, a now grown-up Aladin Chatterjee ([[Ritesh Deshmukh]]) lives in the fictional city of Khwaish (wish). He is lonely, and Kasim ([[Sahil Khan]]) and his gang members have bullied Aladin since his childhood. His life changes when Jasmine ([[Jacqueline Fernandez]]) enters the city, and Aladin immediately falls for her.


Jasmine has a birthday party for Aladin, and as a present, Kasim gives Aladin a [[magic lamp]] for his birthday to embarrass him in front of Jasmine. However, this lamp turns out to be the magic lamp that Aladin's father's murderers were trying to find. Aladin rubs the lamp and releases the [[genie]], Genius ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]). Desperate to grant him three wishes so his contract with the magic lamp can end, the rock-star Genius suddenly makes Aladin's life very interesting but chaotic. Aladin does not want to make any wishes, but Genius enters Aladin's dreams and finds out what he wants, getting his sleeping mind to make a wish: to make Jasmine fall in love with him. When he wakes up, he does not like what Genius has done and uses his second wish to return Jasmine to normal. His third wish is for Genius to help him woo Jasmine without using magic to make it happen. Genius does his best, but magic is really his strong suit. Still, as a result of Genius's help/interference, Aladin stands up to Kasim and starts a relationship with Jasmine, and Genius teaches Kasim a lesson. Aladin's future looks perfect, until the real threat looms on the horizon - the ex-genie, Ringmaster ([[Sanjay Dutt]]).
Kasim arranges a birthday party for Aladin, and as a present, Jasmine gives Aladin a [[magic lamp]] for his birthday because Kasim said that Aladin loves lamps to embarrass him in front of Jasmine. However, this lamp turns out to be the magic lamp that the murderers of Aladin's parents were trying to find. Aladin rubs the lamp and releases the [[genie]], Genius ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]). Desperate to grant him three wishes so that his contract with the magic lamp can end, the rock-star Genius suddenly makes Aladin's life very interesting but chaotic. Aladin does not want to make any wish, but Genius enters Aladin's dreams and finds out what he wants, getting his sleeping mind to make a wish: to make Jasmine fall in love with him. When he wakes up, he does not like what Genius has done and uses his second wish to turn Jasmine into normal. His third wish is for Genius to help him woo Jasmine without using magic to make it happen. Genius does his best, but magic is really his strong suit. Still, with Genius's help, Aladin stands up to Kasim and starts a relationship with Jasmine, and Genius teaches Kasim a lesson. Aladin's future looks perfect, until the real threat looms on the horizon - the ex-genie, Ringmaster ([[Sanjay Dutt]]).


Ringmaster is searching for the magic lamp and kidnaps Jasmine with the help of his circus gang. Shortly after Genius and Aladin realize she has been kidnapped, an informer (really Ringmaster in disguise) tells Aladin that it was Genius who murdered his parents. Aladin insults Genius and tells him to leave. Heartbroken, Genius goes to rescue Jasmine alone. As he arrives, it is revealed that Ringmaster is the one who actually killed Aladin's family, as he has been searching for the magic lamp for a long time; Aladin's parents found it first, and Ringmaster punished them for it. Ringmaster steals the magic lamp and wishes for Genius to kill Aladin, but Genius refuses to do it, and loses his magic because he did not grant the wish, just as Ringmaster had planned. Aladin learns that Genius is innocent and arrives to help him, and they succeed in rescuing Jasmine. Ringmaster's plan is then completely revealed: he plans to perform a ritual to steal the reflection of an approaching comet, getting back his genie powers as a result. Genius, Aladdin and Jasmine intervene, and Aladdin steals the comet's reflection, giving genie powers back to Genius instead of Ringmaster. Genius seals Ringmaster inside a mirror and then shatters it, defeating him. The Ringmaster's gang is also defeated.
Ringmaster in disguise visits Aladin and informs him that Genius has killed his parents. Aladin insults Genius and tells him to leave. Ringmaster steals the magic lamp and wishes for Genius to kill Aladin, but Genius refuses to do it, and loses his magical powers because he did not grant the wish, just as Ringmaster had planned. Aladin learns that Genius is innocent and arrives to help him, and they succeed in rescuing Jasmine. Ringmaster's plan is then completely revealed: he plans to perform a ritual to steal the reflection of an approaching comet, getting back his genie powers as a result. Genius, Aladdin and Jasmine intervene, and Aladdin steals the comet's reflection, giving genie powers back to Genius instead of Ringmaster. Genius seals Ringmaster inside a mirror and then shatters it, defeating him. The Ringmaster's gang is also defeated.


In the end, the trio happily gets back to the city, Aladin and Jasmine are a couple, and after earning special superpowers from the comet, Aladin gives Kasim yet another lesson.
In the end, the trio happily gets back to the city, Aladin and Jasmine are a couple, and after earning special superpowers from the comet, Aladin gives Kasim yet another lesson.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Riteish Deshmukh]] as [[Aladdin|Aladin Chatterjee]]
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as [[Genie|Genius]]
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as [[Genie|Genius]]
* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Ringmaster
*[[Jacqueline Fernandez]] as Jasmine
* [[Riteish Deshmukh]] as [[Aladdin|Aladin "Aloo" Chatterjee]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/i-play-myself-a-loser-in-aladin-ritesh-deshmukh/524266/|title=I play myself, a loser in Aladin: Ritesh Deshmukh - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref>
* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Jaffar the Ringmaster
** Dev Kantawala as young Aladin
*[[Sahil Khan]] as Kasim Kejriwal
* [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] as [[Badroulbadour|Jasmine]]
*[[Ratna Pathak Shah]] as Marjina
* [[Sahil Khan]] as Kasim Kejriwal
* [[Ratna Pathak Shah]] as Marjina
* [[Victor Banerjee]] as Mr. Chaterjee
* [[Victor Banerjee]] as Mr. Chaterjee
* [[Joy Sengupta]] as Arun Chaterjee
* [[Joy Sengupta]] as Arun Chaterjee
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* [[Arif Zakaria]] as Professor Nazir
* [[Arif Zakaria]] as Professor Nazir
* William Ong as Xi Guang Lee
* William Ong as Xi Guang Lee
* [[Boman Irani]] as Narrator
* Erina as Fire Breathing Lady
* Erina as Fire Breathing Lady
==Awards==
* [[Stardust Awards]] - Best Female Debut - [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/10/may/10-iifa-awards-2010-announces-technical-award-winners-051012.asp|title=IIFA Awards 2010 announces Technical Award winners - bollywood news : glamsham.com|website=www.glamsham.com}}</ref>
* [[International Indian Film Academy|IIFA Best]] Female Debut - [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]
* [[IIFA Best Art Direction Award|Best Art Direction]] - [[Sabu Cyril]]
* Best Special Effects (Visual) - Charles Darby (Eyecube Labs)


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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| name      = Aladin
| name      = Aladin
| type      = soundtrack
| type      = soundtrack
| artist    = [[Vishal-Shekhar]]
| artist    = [[Vishal–Shekhar]]
| cover      =
| cover      =
| alt        =
| alt        =
| released  = {{Start date|df=yes|2009|9|27}}
| released  = {{Start date|df=yes|2009|7|16}}
| recorded  = [[Eros Now]]
| recorded  = [[Eros Now]]
| venue      =
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| length    = 35:42
| length    = 35:42
| label      = [[Eros Music]]
| label      = [[Eros Music]]
| producer  = [[Vishal-Shekhar]]
| producer  = [[Vishal–Shekhar]]
| prev_title = [[Dostana (2008 film)|Dostana]]
| prev_title = [[Dostana (2008 film)|Dostana]]
| prev_year  = 2008
| prev_year  = 2008
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}}


The music of the film is composed by [[Vishal Shekhar]], lyrics penned by [[Vishal Dadlani]] and [[Anvita Dutt Guptan]](Bachke O Bachke).
The music of the film is composed by [[Vishal–Shekhar]], lyrics penned by [[Vishal Dadlani]] and [[Anvita Dutt Guptan]] (Bachke O Bachke).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/w84z/|title=BBC - Music - Review of Vishal-Shekhar - Aladin|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2 September 2022|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425105718/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/w84z/|url-status=live}}</ref>


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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==Reception==
==Reception==
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[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom TV]] gave the film 2.5/5, stating "''Aladin'' fails to enchant". They have also criticized that Jacqueline has been put in the cast for the sake of an actress, and she has not got much to do. However, according to the scale, 2.5/5 is an average. [[Amitabh Bachchan]] was praised for his performance as "Genius."  Entertainment Daily has given the verdict saying that "Aladin is surely a let down." Nonetheless, they have praised the special-effects used in the film. Noyon Jyoti Parasara from [[AOL]] India praised the SFX but also pointed out, "Despite a good enough story to carry the film ahead, Aladin falls due to blunders in screenplay. Attempts to rush up things and add entertainment make the story go haywire." He rated the film 2 out of 5. Rajeev Masand of IBN Live gave the film three stars and noticed the movie bought a fable to life.
===Box office===
''Aladin'' grossed an estimated {{INRConvert|10.0
|c}}.<ref name="BOI Aladin" />
 
===Critical response===
[[Taran Adarsh]]'s one star review for [[Bollywood Hungama]] stated, "On the whole, ALADIN is a terrible waste of a terrific opportunity. Hugely disappointing!."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aladin/critic-review/aladin-movie-review/|title=Aladin Movie Review|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=30 October 2009 |access-date=2 September 2022|archive-date=2 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902063547/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aladin/critic-review/aladin-movie-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mayank Shekhar]] of [[Hindustan Times]] stated, "At 65, Amitabh Bachchan's on-screen presence is likely to get scarcer with age. Audiences are still interested in his work. If only he wouldn't green-light unbelievable, hollow, expensive rubbish that'd be pelted on us merely because, he said yes."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/review-aladin/story-yWAWbQWGYCKBlIL5snrgpI.html|title=Review: Aladin|date=31 October 2009|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=2 September 2022|archive-date=2 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902063545/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/review-aladin/story-yWAWbQWGYCKBlIL5snrgpI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kaveree Bamzai]] of [[India Today]] wrote, "Despite the Rs 80 crore of special effects wasted on the film, Aladin has neither magic nor is it magical."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/aladin-save-it-genie-59680-2009-10-30|title=Aladin: Save it, Genie!|first1=Kaveree|last1=Bamzai|date=October 30, 2010|website=India Today|access-date=2 September 2022|archive-date=2 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902063552/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/aladin-save-it-genie-59680-2009-10-30|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Box office==
==Awards==
''Aladin'' grossed an estimated {{INRConvert|10.9|c}}.<ref name="BOI Aladin" />
* [[Stardust Awards]] - Best Female Debut - [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
* [[IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female]] - [[Jacqueline Fernandez]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
* [[IIFA Best Art Direction Award]] - [[Sabu Cyril]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}  
* [[IIFA Award for Best Special Effects]] - Charles Darby (Eyecube Labs){{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://aladinmovie.webnode.fr/}}
* {{IMDb title|1227762|Aladin}}
* {{IMDb title|1227762|Aladin}}


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Latest revision as of 07:24, 3 March 2026

For other films related with Aladdin, see Aladdin (disambiguation) § Films.

Aladin
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySujoy Ghosh
Produced bySujoy Ghosh
Sunil A Lulla
Written bySujoy Ghosh
Ritesh Shah
Suresh Nair (additional story)
Screenplay bySujoy Ghosh
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Sanjay Dutt
Ritesh Deshmukh
Jacqueline Fernandez
Narrated byBoman Irani
Music by
CinematographySirsha Ray
Edited bySuresh Pai
Production
company
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 30 October 2009 (2009-10-30)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹10.89 crore[1]

Aladin is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language fantasy action comedy film directed by Sujoy Ghosh. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh (as the title character) and Jacqueline Fernandez (in her film debut).[2] The film was an adaptation of the Marathi play Pati Sagle Uchapati which itself is based on Right Bed, Wrong Husband written by Neil Schaffner and Caroline Shaffner.[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film opens with the family of archeologist Arun Chatterjee, who lives with his wife, Riya, and their baby son, Aladin. When out on a holiday, Arun is attacked by a gang searching for a magic lamp, which Arun has found, but has hidden somewhere. Arun and Riya Chatterjee are murdered; Aladin is raised by his grandfather. After his granddad's death, a now grown-up Aladin Chatterjee (Ritesh Deshmukh) lives in the fictional city of Khwaish (wish). He is lonely, and Kasim (Sahil Khan) and his gang members have bullied Aladin since his childhood. His life changes when Jasmine (Jacqueline Fernandez) enters the city, and Aladin immediately falls for her.

Kasim arranges a birthday party for Aladin, and as a present, Jasmine gives Aladin a magic lamp for his birthday because Kasim said that Aladin loves lamps to embarrass him in front of Jasmine. However, this lamp turns out to be the magic lamp that the murderers of Aladin's parents were trying to find. Aladin rubs the lamp and releases the genie, Genius (Amitabh Bachchan). Desperate to grant him three wishes so that his contract with the magic lamp can end, the rock-star Genius suddenly makes Aladin's life very interesting but chaotic. Aladin does not want to make any wish, but Genius enters Aladin's dreams and finds out what he wants, getting his sleeping mind to make a wish: to make Jasmine fall in love with him. When he wakes up, he does not like what Genius has done and uses his second wish to turn Jasmine into normal. His third wish is for Genius to help him woo Jasmine without using magic to make it happen. Genius does his best, but magic is really his strong suit. Still, with Genius's help, Aladin stands up to Kasim and starts a relationship with Jasmine, and Genius teaches Kasim a lesson. Aladin's future looks perfect, until the real threat looms on the horizon - the ex-genie, Ringmaster (Sanjay Dutt).

Ringmaster in disguise visits Aladin and informs him that Genius has killed his parents. Aladin insults Genius and tells him to leave. Ringmaster steals the magic lamp and wishes for Genius to kill Aladin, but Genius refuses to do it, and loses his magical powers because he did not grant the wish, just as Ringmaster had planned. Aladin learns that Genius is innocent and arrives to help him, and they succeed in rescuing Jasmine. Ringmaster's plan is then completely revealed: he plans to perform a ritual to steal the reflection of an approaching comet, getting back his genie powers as a result. Genius, Aladdin and Jasmine intervene, and Aladdin steals the comet's reflection, giving genie powers back to Genius instead of Ringmaster. Genius seals Ringmaster inside a mirror and then shatters it, defeating him. The Ringmaster's gang is also defeated.

In the end, the trio happily gets back to the city, Aladin and Jasmine are a couple, and after earning special superpowers from the comet, Aladin gives Kasim yet another lesson.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Aladin
Soundtrack album by
Vishal–Shekhar
Released16 July 2009 (2009-07-16)
RecordedEros Now
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length35:42
LabelEros Music
ProducerVishal–Shekhar
Vishal–Shekhar chronology
Dostana
(2008) 		Aladin
(2009) 		12 The Movie
(2009)

The music of the film is composed by Vishal–Shekhar, lyrics penned by Vishal Dadlani and Anvita Dutt Guptan (Bachke O Bachke).[5]

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Genie Rap"Amitabh Bachchan, Anushka Manchanda2:57
2."Tak Dhina Dhin"Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan4:32
3."Ore Saawariya"Amitabh Bachchan, Sudesh Bhonsle, Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan4:28
4."You May Be"Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani5:43
5."Bachke O Bachke"Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal Dadlani5:20
6."Giri Giri"Sanjay Dutt3:11
7."Genie Rap" (Remix -DJ Suketu feat. Aks)Amitabh Bachchan, Anushka Manchanda5:24
8."Ore Saawariya" (Remix -DJ Suketu feat. Aks)Amitabh Bachchan, Sudesh Bhonsle, Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan4:07

Reception[edit | edit source]

Box office[edit | edit source]

Aladin grossed an estimated ₹10.0 crore (US$1.4 million).[1]

Critical response[edit | edit source]

Taran Adarsh's one star review for Bollywood Hungama stated, "On the whole, ALADIN is a terrible waste of a terrific opportunity. Hugely disappointing!."[6] Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times stated, "At 65, Amitabh Bachchan's on-screen presence is likely to get scarcer with age. Audiences are still interested in his work. If only he wouldn't green-light unbelievable, hollow, expensive rubbish that'd be pelted on us merely because, he said yes."[7] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today wrote, "Despite the Rs 80 crore of special effects wasted on the film, Aladin has neither magic nor is it magical."[8]

Awards[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aladin - Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Aladin - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Arunachalam, Param. BollySwar: 2001 - 2010. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. ISBN 978-81-938482-0-3. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "I play myself, a loser in Aladin: Ritesh Deshmukh - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
  5. ↑ "BBC - Music - Review of Vishal-Shekhar - Aladin". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Aladin Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Review: Aladin". Hindustan Times. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Bamzai, Kaveree (30 October 2010). "Aladin: Save it, Genie!". India Today. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

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